catalysis

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Pussana Hirunsit

Pussana Hirunsit uses molecular simulations to understand and identify nanocatalysts that can be used to convert carbon dioxide into chemicals and fuel.

Artificial Catalysts For Epigenetics Without Enzymes

Scientists in Japan have performed DNA acetylation in living cells using chemical catalysts instead of biological enzymes.

Sugar-Coated Catalysts That Work In Live Mice

Carbohydrate structures called glycans could help researchers send metal catalysts to specific tissues without the need for time-consuming antibody development.

This Photocatalyst Targets Plaques Found In Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have developed a photocatalyst that targets amyloid structures commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Last Alkane Standing Finally Yields Its Bonds

A powerful combination of computational and experimental chemistry has yielded a catalyst which can break the extremely strong bonds of methane.

Gold Layers Boost Water Splitting Efficiency

By sandwiching an ultrathin layer of titanium dioxide between gold, researchers have boosted the light absorption range of water splitting catalysts.

Metal Foam Electrodes Split Water With Unprecedented Efficiency

By coating nickel foam with a nickel-iron nanosheets, scientists have made an efficient catalyst that could be used to produce hydrogen at the industrial scale.

Obtaining Benzenes From Biomass

A catalyst that can selectively cleave the carbon-oxygen single bonds in lignin could lead to a new way to produce aromatic chemicals such as benzene.

When Nanoparticles Collide

By simulating them atom by atom, researchers have accurately predicted how palladium nanoparticles behave when they collide.